Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-15

~ Dos = bsse OAtl GeF1teG IN kGa Unitsu Il
States who doean'l know al alaat mer
Hike the Hpaidinos. Rsasb "Jimnis"
Mutrie. bob" FaFgzaou. Mike" Kelly. /
Pitcher Mccormick. Tim Kssfe. Harry /
and George WRIGHT. FEM Ausop. ard |
end dozsu others Who might be named. /
All are noted for sone personal. pro- |
fesslonal or monetary quslity, and /
when Won sit on the grand stand ~ the /
Polo Grounds and AK questions. voa /
osn always DEPEND opou = half eyzsn |
Of your neiehb0Ts giving you ell the in |
formation VOC want about any mana
ger or ulafer connected vita any club |
10 the Est or West.
ANY base ball monamaaise ean tell /
you that A. q. HpaidinR Is tbo richest |
old.time bare ball PLAYER ia the country. |
He can be seen about onea a month n
bis branch efIiea 90 Brpadwsy. where
bis brother walter presidss dnring A
G's absence IN Ohirspo. sp8ldlnq we
born IN Boron. m IL 20 Years cid. aud 6
feet II inches tall. He IL proud OF his
feet and bis inches. ard sImest vain
about the extra haif inoh. He IL
good LOOKING man wpiohino go pounds,
and his fortune % f250oO0 has in 20
way lesssHed bis Interest In the game Of
which be was snoe ench a talented fxpo-
pens. He PLAYED With The Rockford,
ILL.,. Clob ia 1865. and fret became
professional on the old Boston Club
about 1870. He vent 20 Chicago 10
1876, and was prominent 10 orgaRizinV
the present I,saena. he PLAYED until
the end Of 1877. He has = eoantry reet
called "WindsTmers" 10 the village of
Kenwood, suburb OF Ckissgs. where
be lives in quietness and comfort with
bis wife and teu-vear old son
What Mr. SpauidinR Il TO the IIsagus
A. J. Reach IN 10 the Association. Mr..
Reach halls from PhilsdslBhia, where
be also has SPORTING goods depot. Mr..
Reach PLAYED with the Athletics peariy
all % bis professional career, vhish
terminated in 1915. He Is short.
thick set man, IL Years old. aud has =
wife and three children. He was one Of
The best second bassmen In the country
when be plaved. Mr. Reach has a for
tune Of $4,000 made in real estate
transactions which he began on his sew
iuRs rs a professional bali PLAYER. He
loves good horse, nnd frequently
plays on second base for the fun Of the
thing.
Another man Of wealth who orsdu-
Nted from the diamond Is Gaoroa
Wright. the SPORTING goods man 81 II s-
ton. OF all the plen whose namss are
associated wiih the old time glory ~
base ball none haa larger share %
fame, or deserves IL more, that George
WRIGHT.
"Hs was the kirg-pin of short stops
In bis daY." said an old SPORTING mar
yesterday. "and one Of the best fellows
that ever lived"
Ne Wright rlavFd originally viii
the Unions. Of MsFrisania, and his 10
cal reputation son him a place IN the
Cincinnati professional club IN 1850 II
went 10 B'ston IN 1870. aud rlaved IN
that club till his retirement in 1881. M
Wright is 20 wears old a strong, we'll
buslt mau. With n ioilv, taiukline eve.
and has bFOvn psua'acha and DARK
hair. He has about S5e.0C0 and uBlIn.
tied possibilities, ~ result % uayinp
strict attention 20 "hat liners IL
takes his exercise NOWADAYS bv plsvinp
cricket vi'h the L7nowand Club % B1s
ton. HIS wife and thse9 children Keep
house for him.
Harry Wright. nov vith tha phHadei
phia Cluh, IL distinguished for rOsses
sing the longest MANAGERIAL rrooFd Of
any base ball man ia the oounfry
Harry IL the man who created ths
fameus Cincinnati Red s,onsirrs and
guided them in tho brilliant seasons ~
1869 and 1870. lie and the cluh maas
On unparalleled record hv PLAYING for
one entire season without suffering n
single defeat. In those dave the New
York Aatusls and the Athletics ~ Phil.
adelphia we're the leading olabs in thp
country outside ~ Cincinnati. Harry
Wright organized the Rnston Climb in
1871, when bis hrother George wsa 10 a.,
and remained with u for ten wear
Harry Il about i've feet ten inches hish.
OF medium build. hnd wears a fan hsafd
Hinged With silver cray. He is naw on
OF The best known managers 10 che
country.
Old Joe Start. a. be is familiariy
called, is another veteran ball trsasf
who has national reputatiAa. Hstsa
htooklypiie, aud has PLAYED on nesrlf |
oil the professional mines in tse eaantry
lie was With the washinetaus iast !
year. aud retired lost before tue close af I
the eeason. Joe Is uearl{ 80 wears cd, |
and his ball playing DAYS are over. n |
haa a competency ~ a result Of his lens |
service.
One NJ the Numbers Il the Caiospr
Board OF Trade Is a lac booking, stylish |
man who Il not ~ we'll known nov as /
he was some years aga when De- playsa /
ball. This Il Ross q. BAfnss. aosnsWI /
edged % be the Quest second hass maa /
In the couRtry Sin his day," lie retired |
Eve years esq and went iato bgsiness ia
Chieaso. He has fortune close g.
$4,000,
The Atlantic Clab q BROOKLYN. which
trained 50 many amsieurs. ipoIudire I
Joe Start, was also the means q pettuE
Bob Fergason 81 the Nets GA tue ala |
mord. Dir Ferguson also wtnt from /
Tie AllAnIies Co abe Hartford Club /
which be organized ard cartsined I
These he PLAYED Ia ChlosEo. Trov |
New YORK.. aud PhHadeirhts. anAlN /
comiug TO take ctsrTo Of the NJ Eta a.
Is strict disctplisariau, TOO strict. IN
fact, ard this 4 tF0batlv wby tbsyp =
snne talk 81 removing bin fsugn thf I
% the Metz. lie Is a tavs
sincere. asa yia.r spoken sss8.
aud hRa made himself iageus7.fsrl b.
bis own guarts. he ear b. rra3ily I
en- The hail efonsI rs hs
lhiR physiq1e ard csdsvsF us faee.
O0e % tbe ecceutric sass tAI men
% the conntry ts Gserea Scaasfaf. toa
Playing IN tha N1rtaw sierra aga.
He vas right Q lder fef ibe Atnietes.
and has played ou uiaHy slgts, Src cd
nE kedsie, taisse 50 an4 4 tstlsat
Sehasfsr . always taking En- htmssIf
sn The as,d, Wteu be sees e cfu1is.
be viii say; "N5w, Ge0gge. yea ma.g sst {
lhst BALI niua, uas, dsu'8 sasss 10
Careful : Stcsdy : Oeod
When be mAkes esf5s &c cWeAr4 AZ
hiraself IN wAy that wgala sAasa bfe1s
10 doe u be vas atdrsss5sE any n
ilse. he il pcra aEiy kEoWu as tee
'Rise Han cEsnk." I
Toe oRde aafoBg bass ball men 4.
rhemas Esterhro5k ~ tae MIS-. Wa
Mr.. Es,eFbrsok dous his pgiacr kls,-l.
NoAt. EnEllss trousers. s8la hss. rAftas
leather CATERS, sgAadigc cea,sr. q 81! nc
scarf and rip, hid kiases, aud vsrv 81
waiking stick 10 - ioGeed : n ala 81
fashion. Mf Es,storoek Is sa.l s5a7st
-. aud y Il issi O. add test b. sIsavs
dresses 10 soot taste, Ias heys caa
him tbe aase, bEi iheY Nszt / ~ utta
soE sideFahle respect
The saglisst st1 8eAfess r'ayar ta
America n Pagi Hinss q 1aa Wssafcg
Ions. lie can eslaoua bear snyi Niez.
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